Tuesday, February 11, 2014

State Superintendent John Huppenthal Suggests You Take Your Kids to Private School

A fascinating story from Brahm Resnick on a robocall that went out using the voice of Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal to remind parents of the state's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts and how they can be used to pay for private schools. Because of course he doesn't, Huppenthal fails to see an issue being the guy who oversees the state's public education system and meanwhile shilling for funds to be pulled from that system to send students to private schools.
As you might imagine, some within the public school community see things otherwise, as does Huppenthal's likely opponent in his forthcoming campaign to be re-elected: